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Custom Time Clock Software: Mobile Solutions for the Construction Industry

Gain Added Efficiency By Customizing Your Mobile Time Clock Software

Tailoring mJobTime’s Custom Time Clock Software To Meet The Special Needs of Your Business

At mJobTime, we have focused on giving our customers a large number of configuration options to make our application as flexible as possible. However, software programs are designed to accommodate the maximum number of companies possible. We realize that there are going to be situations where mJobTime may not address certain facets of your business processes, but we ultimately strive to provide employee time clock solutions that will be unique to every business.

We look upon these situations as opportunities. This is because we love to get input from our customers about our time clocks for construction as well as our other software. Many times, this input can lead to a new feature or functionality that becomes a standard part of the program. Oftentimes, when the amount of work and time involved is not significant, we will do the work at no charge. Even in those situations where there is a substantial amount of resources required to do the work, if we feel it will improve the product, we often will share the cost of the modification with the customer. In those situations where the customization is very unique to a customer, we will provide a quote for the work and allow the customer to make their own decision.

Whatever the case, our development team has earned quite a reputation for doing outstanding work in a reasonable time period. They will work with you to get a detailed understanding of your needs, propose a solution, develop and test the solution, and follow-up to insure that our employee time clock solutions are working as intended once released. Our customers constantly rave about the amount of time we have saved them with our modifications. Usually, the ROI on our customizations is very short.

Whether it’s a special report or a very specific way to calculate travel or per diem pay, our crackerjack development staff is always ready to meet your custom modification challenges. They thrive on being able to make mJobTime (and our time clocks for construction) meet even your most stringent and unique requirements.

mJobTime Mobile Time Clock Software Customization Examples

  • Allow customer to clock in crews with equipment attached, but only post the equipment to one employee’s time card (not the entire crew).
  • Allow Supervisor user to transfer individual existing time records to a different company, verifying that all (pronoun) time record fields are valid in the “transfer-to” company, and disabling transfers for “Approved” and
    “Exported” records.
  • Add a new labor report for commercial drivers with the following columns:
    • Last Name
    • First Name
    • Position
    • Last Day Off
    • Next Mandated Day Off
    • Total Hours since Last Day Off
    • Hours Remaining (in the cycle)
  • Create a delimited file of time and material for our customer to send to their customer, and as a second customization, generate an invoice in their customer’s format.
  • Modify our Weekly Time Entry screen to allow for daily distribution of time by sub-job.
  • Create new functions to facilitate entry, tracking, and calculation of per diem and travel pay for employees on jobs:
    • Allow users to enter per diem and travel rates per job
    • Allow users to enter per diem and travel transactions
    • Allow administrative users to export per diem and travel transactions to “Bank File” and “Timberline Export”.
  • Customize the mJobTime Crew feature to track:
    • Day or night shift per crew
    • Craft code per employee
    • Alternate employee ID per employee
    • Per diem code per employee
    • Travel code per employee
  • Modify the export to accounting to create a text file export and add special calculations described below:
    • Specifications
    • A maximum of 40 hours per week will be exported for salaried employees
      • Salaried employees will be identified by a field in the employee table.
      • Time records beyond the 40 hour limit will remain in mJobTime and will be flagged as “exported”.
    • For time records that include task codes beginning with “41” populate the “GL Exp Acct” field as follows:
      • The second segment of the task code
      • Followed by the employee’s department number (two-digit-zero-filled)
      • The employee’s dept number will be pulled from a field in the employee table Examples: “500503”, “500603”
  • Develop a custom version of the “Daily Time Sheet Entry by Employee” screen:
    • To include a five-row header,
    • Make the Job Number column header span all columns for the same job.
    • As new columns are added, insert them into the grid sorted in ascending order by Job Number, then by the last five digits of the Cost Code, then by Extra.
    • Remove color shading of alternate rows in grid and add a solid line between rows
    • Shade “REG”, “OVT”, and “DBL” columns in White/Lt Blue/Dark Blue
    • Increase allowable distribution columns to 30
    • Divide the “Total” column into “REG”, “OVT”, and “DBL” sub-columns and display the appropriate totals for each row broken down into the three Pay IDs.
  • Replace the “Save” button acknowledgement dialog with the following custom dialog:
    • “Entries will be recorded with the following Date: ##/##/####”
    • Allow user to click “OK” or “Cancel”
  • Allow users to save selected distribution columns for multiple jobs and have them default whenever a job is selected for time entry.
  • Add Edit, Review, and Approve functions to the Daily Time Entry screen.

Let us provide you with a personalized demo today. As you can see, a custom time clock from mJobTime can supply your business with many helpful resources.

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Mobile Time Tracking for Construction: 5 Signs Your System is Outdated

Mobile time tracking for construction using mJob

Effective mobile time tracking for construction saves money. Time directly impacts your bottom line. However, many businesses still rely on tracking methods from a bygone era. If your processes feel clunky, your outdated system likely holds you back from reaching peak efficiency.

Using inefficient methods erodes your profitability. Additionally, these errors create frustration for your team. Consequently, manual tracking puts your entire project at risk. Industry leaders like Construction Dive emphasize that digital adoption is now essential. Here are five signs your system is stuck in the past and how mJob brings you into the future.

1. The Daily Timesheet Drill vs. Mobile Time Tracking

Supervisors often spend hours each day collecting paper timesheets. This manual work prevents your team from focusing on actual management. Furthermore, paper-based systems lead to significant data entry errors. Therefore, you lose valuable time and accuracy every single day.

The Fix with mJob: Modern mobile time tracking for construction eliminates the paper chase. Because mJob uses a mobile app, employees clock in directly from their devices. In addition, they select job codes in real-time. This ensures immediate data accuracy for the home office.

2. Employees Guessing on Construction Cost Codes

Field teams often struggle to choose the right job code. Sometimes, they pick one at random. As a result, you cannot truly understand your project profitability. Specifically, you cannot bid effectively on future jobs without accurate historical data.

The Fix with mJob: mJob provides intuitive selection for cost codes. You can restrict available codes by project to guide your users. Consequently, you eliminate the guesswork and ensure every hour stays exactly where it belongs.

3. No Verification for Field Crew Locations

You need a real-time way to verify where employees clock in. If you rely solely on trust, you remain vulnerable to human error. Without mobile time tracking for construction, verification remains nearly impossible. Thus, your data stays unreliable.

The Fix with mJob: Our software offers robust verification features like GPS tracking and geofencing. These tools restrict clock-ins to specific job sites. Consequently, you get undeniable proof of work and boost team accountability.

4. Surprising Overtime Costs in Construction Projects

Unexpected overtime costs often appear at the end of a pay period. By then, it is too late to adjust. These costs impact your budgets and eat into your margins. Consequently, profitable weeks turn into financial headaches very quickly.

The Fix with mJob: Real-time data and customizable alerts solve this problem. You can set up notifications for overtime thresholds. This proactive approach allows managers to make informed decisions before costs become an issue.

5. Resistance to Outdated Software

Field crews often view time tracking as a cumbersome chore. They see it as a "necessary evil" that hinders their work. This frustration leads to delayed entries. Furthermore, it creates a culture of unreliable data collection.

The Fix with mJob: Software should be seamless. We designed mJob specifically for mobile time tracking for construction. Because the process is fast and painless, you will see improved morale and much better data adoption.

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